War on I-4
SportsBaseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball
LocationsTampa, Florida, (Bulls)
Orlando, Florida, (Knights)
TeamsUniversity of South Florida
University of Central Florida
First meeting1971 (baseball)[lower-alpha 1]
1972 (men's basketball)
1973 (women's basketball)[lower-alpha 2]
1974 (men's soccer,[lower-alpha 3] volleyball[lower-alpha 4])
1978 (men's tennis)
1994 (women's tennis)
1998 (women's soccer)
2003 (softball)
2005 (football)
2013 (cross country)
2014 (men's golf, women's golf, track and field)
2016 (official War on I-4 series)
  1. UCF claims the first baseball meeting was in 1973
  2. UCF claims the first women's basketball meeting was in 1978
  3. UCF claims the first men's soccer meeting was in 1975
  4. UCF claims the first volleyball meeting was in 1976
StadiumsSouth Florida: Raymond James Stadium, Yuengling Center, Corbett Stadium, USF Baseball Stadium, USF Softball Stadium
UCF: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Addition Financial Arena, UCF Soccer and Track Stadium John Euliano Park
Statistics
All-time seriesBaseball: 84–81 South Florida[lower-alpha 1]
In conference: 25–21 UCF
Men's Basketball: 27–19 South Florida
In conference: 14–7 UCF
Women's Basketball: 32–17 South Florida[lower-alpha 2]
In conference: 13–9 South Florida
Football: 8–6 UCF
In conference: 8–2 UCF
Men's Soccer: 29–9–4 South Florida[lower-alpha 3]
In conference: 8–5 South Florida
Women's Soccer: 13–6–4 UCF
In conference: Tied 5–5–4
Softball: 23–19 UCF
In conference: 21–10 UCF
Men's Tennis: 36–13 South Florida
In conference: 8–7 South Florida
Women's Tennis: 20–11 South Florida
In conference: 8–5 UCF
Volleyball: 50–45 South Florida[lower-alpha 4]
In conference: 20–0 UCF
Total: 308–238–8 South Florida[lower-alpha 5]
Total in conference: 123–81–4 UCF
  1. UCF claims the all time baseball record is 81–80
  2. UCF claims the all time women's basketball record is 29–14
  3. UCF claims the all time men's soccer record is 28–9–4 South Florida
  4. UCF claims the all time volleyball record is 48–44
  5. UCF claims the all time total record is 298–232–8
Trophy series7–0 UCF[lower-alpha 1]
  1. Counting seasons the trophy was not officially awarded, the record is 30–17–6 USF (with the games not recognized by UCF being removed, this becomes 29-17-6 USF), with the conference record being 9–1 UCF
Postseason resultsTotal: 16–15–2 South Florida
Conference Tournaments: 11–10–2 UCF
Conference Championship Games: Tied 4–4–1 (included in tournament record)
NCAA tournaments: 6–4 South Florida
Locations of USF and UCF

The War on I-4 is a college rivalry between the University of Central Florida Knights and University of South Florida Bulls. The rivalry is best known for its college football matchup which originated in a series of football games played from 2005 to 2008 and now takes place on Thanksgiving weekend, the de facto "rivalry weekend" for FBS football. In 2013, when UCF joined the American Athletic Conference, the schools began competing annually in all sports. In 2016, the schools officially adopted the "War on I-4" as an official competition series. Each year, the team with the most wins across all sports receives a gold trophy styled after an Interstate 4 (I-4) road sign with the logos of each school. The winner of the annual football game also receives a similar trophy.

As of April 24, 2023, South Florida holds the all-time series lead for seven of the ten sports in which the schools meet head-to-head: baseball (84–81), men's basketball (27–19), women's basketball (32–17), men's soccer (29–9–4), men's tennis (36–13), women's tennis (20–11) and volleyball (50–45); but UCF disputes the all time records in baseball, women's basketball, men's soccer, and volleyball, claiming the Bulls' records in these sports are 81–80, 29–14, 28–9–4, and 48–44, respectively. The only sports where UCF leads the all time head-to-head series are women's soccer (13–6–4), softball (23–19), and football (8–6). UCF leads the all time trophy series 6–0. The Knights have also lead overall since both schools joined the American Athletic Conference with a 123–81–4 record in conference games against the Bulls across all sports, whereas the all-time total across all sports is 308–238–8 in favor of the Bulls. The Knights lead 11–10–2[lower-alpha 1] all time in conference tournament matches and the teams are tied 4–4–1 in conference championship games (though USF has actually won five conference championships head-to-head against the Knights; the tie denotes that their 2017 women's soccer title was won on penalty kicks). The Bulls are 6–4 against UCF in NCAA tournament games, making the overall postseason total 16–15–2 in favor of the Bulls.

As the schools are now in separate conferences, they meet less often in sporting events than they did from 2013–2023.

  1. Both ties occurred in the AAC Women's Soccer Tournament. UCF advanced on penalty kicks in the 2013 semifinal and USF won on penalty kicks in the 2017 championship game, but these games are still listed as ties in official records.

Names

Starting when the schools first met on the gridiron in 2005, some writers dubbed the rivalry the "War on I-4". When the series resumed in 2013, administrators from both schools named it the "I-4 Corridor Clash". Both names refer to Interstate 4, an interstate highway that runs through both Orlando and Tampa.[1][2] In 2016, when the schools announced the official competition, they formally adopted the "War on I-4" name.[3][4]

The name "War on I-4" had previously been used for an arena football rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators from 1992 to 2016. The Storm and Predators were located in the same metropolitan areas as USF and UCF respectively and were two of the most successful franchises in the league, with the Storm winning five Arena Bowls and the Predators winning two. The name became available when the Predators folded following the 2016 season.

Series history

Beginning

Founded in 1956 and 1963, respectively, the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida are located 98 miles (158 km) away from each other in Tampa and Orlando, which combined make up the fourth-largest media market in the United States.[5] The short distance between the schools, combined with their athletic programs concurrent establishment and rise to NCAA Division I helped create a natural rivalry between the two, which only became stronger when both became members of the American Athletic Conference in 2013. The first meeting between the then-Florida Technological University Knights of the Pegasus (UCF)[6] and the University of South Florida Golden Brahmans that both schools agree happened (USF claims the schools played two baseball games in 1971 that UCF doesn't recognize) was a 1972 men's basketball game in Tampa. The Golden Brahmans won this game, 115–96.[7] Since that game, USF and UCF have begun series against each other in eight or nine other sports, depending on which schools' records are used.[7]

Official War on I-4 rivalry

On September 21, 2016, the morning of the first meeting of the season between the Bulls and Knights with a volleyball game set to take place in Orlando that evening, both athletic departments announced the official recognition of the “War on I-4” rivalry series. The schools compete each school year in 14 sports for bragging rights, with each sports team's record counting equally toward a final tally for each program.

Trophy

The UCF/Orlando side of the football trophy
The overall War on I-4 trophy

The winner of each the football competition and the overall competition each year takes possession of a large trophy shaped like the iconic I-4 road sign, which will be displayed on their campus for the following year. Each trophy is similar but has a few key differences. The all-sports trophy has the War on I-4 logo on it and features the score of each season's overall competition. It is also significantly larger than the football trophy. The football trophy is dual-sided, with one side of the trophy reading "Tampa" and featuring USF's logo while the other reads "Orlando" and features UCF's logo. The football trophy also has a large base, which is detachable. Including the base, the football trophy measures 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) tall and weighs 160 pounds (73 kg). The score of each game is featured on the base.[8]

Unlike the Vince Lombardi Trophy or Larry O'Brien Trophy, which are permanently awarded to the victor every year, both the football and overall War on I-4 trophies are traveling trophies which are kept by the winner until the other team wins it.

Future

With UCF leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big 12 Conference at the start of the 2023–24 school year, it is unclear whether the rivalry series will continue in the current format, especially considering the schools are guaranteed to no longer meet in golf, cross country, or track and field.[9] It is likely that football in particular will be on hiatus until at least 2028, because that is the next year when both teams have openings in their non-conference schedules.[10][11] It is unknown if the trophy will continue, albeit with fewer sports than before with the winner being based off those meetings, or if the trophy series would be discontinued or put on hold.

From 2023-24, USF and UCF only met in a 3-game series in baseball, and a single Men’s Tennis and Women’s Soccer game.

Point system

Since September 21, 2016, when the rivalry series was officially established, USF and UCF have scored their competitions in the 14 sports represented at both universities (South Florida is the only one of the two schools to sponsor men's cross country, women's sailing, and men's track & field while UCF is the only one of the two schools to sponsor women's rowing). Each sport is worth 6 total points, meaning the point system typically grants:

  • 1 point to the winner of each regular season baseball game (6 games per year)
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season men's basketball game (2 games per year)
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season women's basketball game (2 games per year)
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championship
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual football game
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship
  • 6 points to the winner the each regular season men's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
  • 2 points to the winner of each regular season softball game (3 games per year)
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season men's tennis match.
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's tennis match.
  • 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship
  • 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season volleyball match (2 matches per year)
  • In the event of a tie in the overall competition, the athletic program that scores higher in the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate will be awarded 1 extra point and crowned as the champion for that season. In the unlikely event that this is also tied, the series ends as a tie for that season and the previous winner retains the trophy.

In some years the scoring is slightly different. For example, USF and UCF only met once in women's basketball for the 2016–2017 season, so that game was worth all 6 points. Likewise, in 2020 and 2021 the sides played two men's soccer matches instead of one, which were worth 3 points each and awarded 1.5 points to each in the event of a draw. In all, there are 84 available points with 43 points required to clinch the title. As mentioned above, only regular season matches are counted toward War on I-4 point totals for the 10 sports in which the teams compete head-to-head, meaning if the Bulls and Knights meet in an exhibition game, conference championship, NCAA tournament, or a football bowl game, that game wouldn’t count for War on I-4 competition purposes.[12]

    Trophy series results

    UCF clinched the first academic year's overall title with an AAC women's golf championship on April 18, 2017.[13] The 2016–17 competition ended on May 20 with a 3–2 Knights victory in a baseball game, making the final point total 51 points to 33 points for UCF.[14]

    On April 17, 2018, the Knights clinched the overall title for the second consecutive year, again in the AAC women's golf championship. UCF finished second in the event, while USF finished ninth.[15][16] The series concluded on May 13 with UCF placing higher than USF in the 2018 American Athletic Conference outdoor track and field competition and led to a final series score of 49–35 for UCF.[17]

    UCF clinched the overall title for the third straight year on April 7, 2019, with a 5–0 victory in baseball, the earliest clinch in the competition's history.[18] The series concluded on May 12 with UCF placing higher than USF in the American Athletic Conference women's outdoor track and field competition, making the final score 70–14 in favor of the Knights, the largest margin of victory in the competition's history.[19]

    The 2019–20 edition ended in March due to spring sports being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. UCF led the series 36–9 at the time of the cancellation[20] and was awarded the victory for the season, even though the schedule was not complete and UCF did not meet the point thresholds for winning in a normal season. This marked UCF's fourth-consecutive win in the War on I-4.

    The pandemic also caused the point system to slightly change for the 2020–21 edition of the rivalry. The AAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship was canceled, so the higher finisher at the AAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship received 6 points instead of 3. Men's tennis and men's soccer both met twice in the regular season instead of once, so each of these matches counted for 3 points toward the victor's total rather than the usual 6.[21] In addition there were four softball games and eight baseball games instead of the usual three of each, so each game was worth 1.5 and 0.75 points respectively rather than 2.[22] UCF clinched the overall competition for the fourth time on April 17, 2021, with a 5–4 baseball win in Orlando. The point series ended on May 16 when UCF finished one place above USF in the women's outdoor track and field championship, making the total score 59.25–24.75, but the last meeting of the season between the two schools took place on May 30 when USF beat UCF in the 2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament championship game, though this did not add to USF's point total as it was a postseason meeting.[23]

    For the 2021–22 season, most of the sports reverted back to their usual schedules, with the exception of men's soccer staying at two games per year and baseball changing to six games per year. On April 16, 2022, UCF officially clinched the series for the 2021–22 season, securing the 43 points needed after defeating USF 4–0 in women's tennis. The final score for the season was 58–26.

    During 2022–23, the final season with both teams in the American Athletic Conference, UCF started out with scoring 24 of the first 30 points (only losing the Men’s Soccer game) to take an early commanding 24-6 lead, but USF would rally to score 14 of the next 17 points (only being outranked in the Women’s AAC Indoor Track & Field Championship) to cut the UCF lead to a closer 27-20 before UCF scored 36 of the last 37 points (losing only one Men’s Baseball game) to win in a 63-21 blowout, officially clinching after finishing higher than USF in the AAC women's golf championship on April 19, 2023.

    During 2023-24, the first non-conference season, the two schools only played in Women’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis, and Baseball, resulting in 18 points up for grabs with 10 needed to win. UCF won the Women’s Soccer game to take a 6-0 lead on September 10, which would be the last meeting between the two schools for almost six months before the two schools are scheduled to meet again on March 1 in both Men’s Tennis and game one of the 3-game baseball series.

    Overall results table

    Season Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Football Men's Golf Women’s Golf Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Women’s Track & Field Volleyball Winner Score
    1970-71[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] South Florida wins 1 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] No meetings [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Tie[lower-alpha 7] 3–3
    FTU wins 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3)
    1971-72[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings South Florida 12–0
    FTU wins 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6)
    1972-73[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 8] South Florida wins 1 1 1 [lower-alpha 5] No meetings No meetings [lower-alpha 5] South Florida 15–3
    FTU wins 1 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1973-74[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 8] South Florida wins 2 1 0 No meetings No meetings South Florida 12–6
    FTU wins 0 0 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1974-75[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10] South Florida wins 1 1 2 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 24–6
    FTU wins 1 1 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1975-76[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 10] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 24–0
    FTU wins 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1976-77[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 8] South Florida wins 1 0 0 0.5 No meetings No meetings No meetings FTU 18–6
    FTU wins 1 1 1 0.5
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1977-78[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 0 1 1 2 No meetings 0 Tie[lower-alpha 7] 18–18
    FTU wins 1 1 1 0 0 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    1978-79[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 0 1 No meetings 2 No meetings 0 Tie[lower-alpha 7] 15–15
    FTU/UCF wins 0 2 1 0 3
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 3 (2)
    1979-80[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 1 [lower-alpha 4] 1 1 No meetings 0 UCF 19–11
    UCF wins 2 2 0 1 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    1980-81[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings 0 0.5 2 No meetings 0 UCF 15–9
    UCF wins 1 0.5 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6)
    1981-82[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings 1 1 [lower-alpha 4] 2 No meetings No meetings South Florida 18–0
    UCF wins 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1982-83[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings' No meetings 0.5 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 12–6
    UCF wins 0.5 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2)
    1983-84[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 No meetings 0 South Florida 12–6
    UCF wins 0 0 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1984-85[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 4 No meetings No meetings 0.5 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 21–3
    UCF wins 0 0.5 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1985-86[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 27–3
    UCF wins 1 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1986-87[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 4 South Florida 24–0
    UCF wins 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 4 (1.5)
    1987-88[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 2 0 No meetings No meetings 1 Tie[lower-alpha 7] 12–12
    UCF wins 2 0 1 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1988-89[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 1 0 No meetings No meetings 2 Tie[lower-alpha 7] 12–12
    UCF wins 2 0 1 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1989-90[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 15–3
    UCF wins 1 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1990-91[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 2 South Florida 18–0
    UCF wins 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1991-92[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 18–6
    UCF wins 1 0 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1992-93[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 2 1 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 30–6
    UCF wins 2 1 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1993-94[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 South Florida 33–9
    UCF wins 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1994-95[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 0 1 No meetings 1 1 1 1 South Florida 27–9
    UCF wins 4 0 0 0 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1995-96[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 25.5–4.5
    UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1996-97[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 1 No meetings No meetings 0 1 1 South Florida 22.5–13.5
    UCF wins 3 0 0 1 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1997-98[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 South Florida 25.5–4.5
    UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1998-99[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 1 2 South Florida 37.5–4.5
    UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    1999-2000[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings 1 No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 39–3
    UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    2000-01[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings 1 No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 39–3
    UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    2001-02[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings No meetings 0 0 No meetings No meetings 0 1 UCF 23–13
    UCF wins 1 0 1 1 1 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    2002-03[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings 2 1 0 1 South Florida 28–8
    UCF wins 1 0 0 0 1 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2003-04[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 2 0 0 0 UCF 26–10
    UCF wins 1 1 0 1 1 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2004-05[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 2 1 0 0 UCF 22–14
    UCF wins 2 1 0 0 1 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2005-06[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 0 1 1 1 South Florida 28–8
    UCF wins 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2006-07[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 1 0 South Florida 16–14
    UCF wins 1 0 1 0 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2007-08[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 South Florida 39–3
    UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2008-09[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 3 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 No meetings South Florida 28.5-7.5[lower-alpha 11]
    28.5–1.5
    UCF wins 1 1[lower-alpha 12] 0 0 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2009-10[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 0 No meetings 0 No meetings 1 UCF 19–18[lower-alpha 13]
    UCF wins 1 0 0 1 1 1
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    2010-11[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 0 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings UCF
    Tie[lower-alpha 14]
    15-9[lower-alpha 11]
    9–9
    UCF wins 1 1[lower-alpha 12] 1 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2011-12[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 0 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings UCF 13–12[lower-alpha 13]
    UCF wins 2 1 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2012-13[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings South Florida 21–9
    UCF wins 0 1 1 0 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    2013-14[lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 UCF 59–25
    UCF wins 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2014-15[lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 UCF 46–38
    UCF wins 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2015-16[lower-alpha 2] South Florida wins 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 South Florida 53–31
    UCF wins 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2016-17 South Florida wins 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 UCF 51–33
    UCF wins 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.5 2 1 0 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2017-18 South Florida wins 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 2 1 0 0 0 UCF 49–35
    UCF wins 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.5 1 0 1 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2018-19 South Florida wins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 UCF 70–14
    UCF wins 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2019-20[lower-alpha 15] South Florida wins 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCF 36–9
    UCF wins 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2020-21 South Florida wins 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 UCF 59.25–24.75
    UCF wins 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 8 (0.75) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 4 (1.5) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
    2021-22 South Florida wins 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 UCF 58–26
    UCF wins 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2022-23 South Florida wins 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCF 63–21
    UCF wins 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2
    Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
    2023-24[lower-alpha 1] South Florida wins 0 No meetings No meetings [lower-alpha 6] No meetings [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 6] No meetings 0 No meetings 0 No meetings [lower-alpha 6] No meetings In progress UCF leads 6-0
    UCF wins 0 1 0
    Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6)
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Teams competed in separate conferences, hence not all sports were necessarily contested.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Trophy was not officially awarded to the winning team this season.
    3. 1 2 UCF does not recognize the baseball results from this season.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sport not founded yet at USF.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sport not founded yet at FTU/UCF.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Teams competed in separate conferences, meaning no conference championship could be contested between the teams in this sport.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 No tiebreaker due to annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate not existing until the 1997-98 year.
    8. 1 2 3 4 UCF does not recognize the women's basketball results from this season.
    9. UCF does not recognize the men's soccer results from this season.
    10. 1 2 UCF does not recognize the volleyball results from this season.
    11. 1 2 6 points vacated by UCF.
    12. 1 2 UCF forced to vacate men's basketball win due to NCAA sanctions
    13. 1 2 Finished with higher annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate
    14. No tiebreaker due to tie being caused by a win vacated by UCF.
    15. One of the intended Women's Track & Field meetings, along with all of the intended Baseball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Softball, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis meetings were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Football

    War on I–4: Football
    SportFootball
    First meetingSeptember 17, 2005
    South Florida 31, UCF 14
    Latest meetingNovember 26, 2022
    UCF 46, South Florida 39
    StadiumsSouth Florida: Raymond James Stadium
    UCF: FBC Mortgage Stadium
    Statistics
    Meetings total14
    All-time seriesUCF leads 8–6
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 64–12 (2007)
    Longest win streakUCF, 6 (2017–present)
    Current win streakUCF, 6 (2017–present)

    History

    Early plans

    Discussions about scheduling a game between the Knights and Bulls began shortly after South Florida fielded its first NCAA Division I-AA team in 1997.[24][25] Supporters suggested such a rivalry could help generate interest and revenue for both burgeoning teams. The prospect became more serious when the Bulls entered Division I-A in 2001 and was very popular among fans, but as it would be a non-conference series, difficulties arose. UCF had overbooked its future schedules and would have to break commitments.[24] Meanwhile, South Florida officials worried that their young program stood to take in less revenue from a home-and-away series against UCF than it would with an additional home game on the schedule.[26] Serious planning for a series did not commence until 2003.[24]

    First games (2005–2008)

    By 2003, serious discussions resumed as both schools had joined conferences – South Florida joined Conference USA (C-USA) in 2001, while UCF joined the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2002.[24] That year, the schools' athletics directors met and agreed to schedule games for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.[24][27] Subsequently, South Florida joined the Big East, an Automatic Qualifying conference, in 2005,[28] while UCF joined C-USA the same year.[29] The Bulls won both games, which both drew crowds over 45,000. The series was extended for 2007 and 2008 as part of an agreement with C-USA that the Bulls play a member of the conference annually for five years.[27][30] South Florida won these games as well, with a 64–12 blowout in 2007 and 31–24 overtime thriller in 2008. South Florida declined to schedule further games in the series, indicating it wished to pursue more competitive and high-profile opponents.[31][32] During the series hiatus South Florida would go on to play opponents such as Florida, Florida State, Miami, Clemson, and Notre Dame; beating all except for Florida at least once.

    The two schools discussed scheduling more games over the next several years, including a failed proposal by South Florida to play at the Citrus Bowl in 2011.[33][34][35] In addition, a possible head-to-head matchup at the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl failed to materialize. Bowl and city officials decided against pitting the two nearby schools, as they preferred at least one distant team so that more out of town fans would book hotel rooms in the area.[36] UCF instead faced Rutgers in the game.

    Renewed series (2013–present)

    UCF was admitted to join USF in the Big East Conference in 2011 and was set to begin playing there in the 2013–2014 school year.[37] Conference realignment turned the Big East into the American Athletic Conference prior to the fall 2013 season. For the first time, both schools were part of the same conference, and the rivalry resumed as a regular conference match beginning with the 2013 season.[38][39]

    Since 2013, the games have been scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend.[40][41] In 2015, the game was played on Thanksgiving night, and in 2016, the game was played on the Saturday of that week,which will happen again for the 2022 meeting. However, in most years it has been scheduled for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

    The 2022 football game was the last game scheduled between the teams because UCF left the American for the Big 12 Conference starting in 2023. As of now, no future games have been scheduled.

    Game results

    Since 2005, the Bulls and Knights have played fourteen times. The Knights lead the series, 8-6. The game has been played in two cities and three stadiums: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and Camping World Stadium and FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. UCF holds a 8–2 series lead in conference games against USF.

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    Men's Basketball

    War on I–4: Men's Basketball
    SportMen's basketball
    First meetingFebruary 22, 1972
    South Florida 115, FTU 96
    Latest meetingFebruary 22, 2023
    South Florida 82, UCF 75
    StadiumsSouth Florida: Yuengling Center
    UCF: Addition Financial Arena
    Statistics
    Meetings total48
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 26–19[lower-alpha 1]
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 120–87 (1975)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (1994–2007)
    UCF, 9 (2016–2020)
    Current win streakSouth Florida, 2
    1. This record does not include two UCF victories which were vacated due to NCAA sanctions

    The two schools began competing against one another in men's basketball during the 1971–72 season and have met 48 times to date. The Bulls currently hold a 27–19 edge over the Knights, however two Knights' victories were vacated due to NCAA sanctions, and UCF holds a 14–7 series lead since both teams joined the American Athletic Conference.[42] USF and UCF are both tied for the longest win streaks in the series with the Bulls having won nine consecutive games against their rival from 1994 to 2007, while the Knights won nine straight from 2016 to 2020.[43][44] The schools met in the postseason for the first time when they played in the first round of the 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament, which UCF won 60–58; they were scheduled to face each other in the first round of the 2020 edition before it was canceled less than an hour before tip-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[45]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. 1 2 UCF was forced to vacate all men's basketball wins from their 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons due to NCAA sanctions[42]

    A 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – First round

    Women's Basketball

    War on I–4: Women's Basketball
    SportWomen's basketball
    First meetingJanuary 20, 1973
    South Florida 41, FTU 30[lower-alpha 1]
    Latest meetingFebruary 15, 2023
    South Florida 73, UCF 44
    StadiumsSouth Florida: Yuengling Center
    UCF: Addition Financial Arena
    Statistics
    Meetings total47[lower-alpha 2]
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 32–17[lower-alpha 3]
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 110–55 (1992)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 19 (1981–2016)
    Current win streakSouth Florida, 2
    1. UCF claims the first meeting was on January 12, 1978 with South Florida winning 81–70
    2. UCF claims the schools have played 41 times
    3. UCF claims South Florida leads the series 29–12

    USF and UCF claim two different women's basketball records, due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. According to USF, they lead the women's basketball series 32–17, with the first meeting occurring on January 20, 1973, with a 41–30 Bulls win in Tampa.[46] According to UCF, the first meeting occurred on January 12, 1978, with USF winning 81–70 in Tampa, resulting in a 29–14 USF lead in the series.[47] South Florida has won two of the three times the schools met in the American Athletic Conference tournament (the 2018 semifinal and the 2021 championship game, with UCF winning in the 2022 championship game). The Bulls hold a 12–8 lead in conference play.[48][49][50] In 2021, the Bulls and Knights were in first and second place in the conference respectively going into the final two games of the regular season, both of which were War on I-4 matchups. UCF needed to win both games to clinch the title, while USF only needed to win one. The Bulls beat the Knights in Tampa in the first game to win the conference championship.[51] The Bulls beat the Knights again nine days later in the AAC Tournament championship game.[52] They met again in the championship game the following season, where the Knights came away victorious. The Bulls also won the 2023 regular season AAC title in a win at UCF on February 15.

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Not recognized by UCF
    2. UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 29–14

    A 2018 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
    B 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
    C 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

    Baseball

    War on I–4: Baseball
    SportBaseball
    First meetingMarch 13, 1971
    South Florida 5, FTU 1[lower-alpha 1]
    Latest meetingApril 23, 2023
    South Florida 1, UCF 11
    StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Baseball Stadium
    UCF: John Euliano Park
    Statistics
    Meetings total162[lower-alpha 2]
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 84–81[lower-alpha 3]
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 17–1 (1972)
    Longest win streakUCF, 8 (1994–96)
    Current win streakUCF, 1
    1. UCF claims the first meeting was on April 12, 1973 with FTU winning 6–3
    2. UCF claims the schools have played 158 times
    3. UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 80–78

    The schools claim two different baseball records due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. According to USF, they lead the baseball series 84–81, with the first meeting occurring on March 13, 1971, with the Bulls winning 5–1 in Tampa.[53][54][55] However, according to UCF the first meeting was FTU's 6–3 victory over USF on April 12, 1973 in Orlando, making the series a 81–80 USF lead. UCF has a 23–20 lead in the series since both teams have played in the same conference.

    It is by far the most-played sport between the two teams, with 165 (or 161 according to UCF) meetings.[55][56] The two teams have played four times in the NCAA tournament (all of which coming in Regional play), splitting the games 2–2. Each team has won once head-to-head in the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament, with the Knights winning in the 2017 quarterfinal and the Bulls winning in the 2021 championship game.

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. 1 2 3 4 Not recognized by UCF
    2. Date not listed in either schools' media guide
    3. 1 2 3 4 Played as part of the Olive Garden Classic
    4. UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 81–80

    A 1993 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
    B 1997 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    C 2002 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    C 2002 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
    E 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
    F 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

    Men's Soccer

    War on I–4: Men's Soccer
    SportMen's soccer
    First meeting1974
    South Florida 2, FTU 1[lower-alpha 1]
    Latest meetingNovember 2, 2022
    South Florida 2, UCF 1
    StadiumsSouth Florida: Corbett Stadium
    UCF: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
    Statistics
    Meetings total42[lower-alpha 2]
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 29–9–4[lower-alpha 3]
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 5–1 (1989)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (1989–2000)
    Longest unbeaten streakSouth Florida, 11 (1974–87)
    Current win streakSouth Florida, 2
    1. UCF claims the first meeting was in 1975 with South Florida winning 4–1
    2. UCF claims the schools have played 41 times
    3. UCF claims South Florida leads the series 28–9–4

    USF and UCF claim different records in men's soccer, due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. USF claims the first meeting occurred in 1974 with USF winning 2–1, giving the Bulls a 29–9–4 lead. According to UCF the first meeting occurred in 1975 with USF winning 4–1, giving the Bulls a 28–9–4 lead. The sides have met in the NCAA tournament twice with each team winning one of those meetings. USF won the only meeting in the American Athletic Conference tournament and leads the series 8–5 for conference games as a whole.[57][58][59]

    On August 17, 2023, the two schools faced off in an exhibition game, which does not count in the records, that USF won 2–0.

    South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. Not recognized by UCF
    2. UCF does not recognize the game as being played and USF's media guide does not list a specific date
    3. UCF does not recognize the game as being played and USF's media guide does not list a location
    4. 1 2 Date not listed in either schools' media guida
    5. Location not listed in either schools' media guide
    6. UCF claims this game ended 1–1 in regulation. USF claims this game ended 0–0 in overtime.
    7. UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 28–9–4

    A 2010 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    B 2011 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
    C 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal

    Women's Soccer

    War on I–4: Women's Soccer
    SportWomen's soccer
    First meetingOctober 13, 1998
    South Florida 4, UCF 0
    Latest meetingSeptember 10, 2023
    UCF 2, South Florida 0
    StadiumsSouth Florida: Corbett Stadium
    UCF: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
    Statistics
    Meetings total22
    All-time seriesUCF leads 13–6–4
    Largest victoryUCF, 5–0 (2004)
    Longest win streakUCF, 8 (2001–13)
    Longest unbeaten streakUCF, 10 (2001–15)
    Current win streakUCF, 2

    The first women's soccer meeting between the teams occurred in 1998 with USF winning 4–0 in Tampa. UCF currently leads the series 13–6–4, the best record of any of their teams against the Bulls. The schools have met in the American Athletic Conference tournament four times, with South Florida leading those matches 2–0–2. In the two tournament games that ended in ties, each side advanced on penalty kicks one of those times. The series is tied 5–5–4 in conference games between the schools.[60][61][62][63][64]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. UCF advanced 5–3 on penalty kicks.
    2. South Florida won 5–3 on penalty kicks.[64]

    A 2013 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
    B 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
    C 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
    D 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal

    Softball

    War on I–4: Softball
    SportSoftball
    First meetingApril 16, 2003
    South Florida 9, UCF 0
    Latest meetingApril 23, 2023
    UCF 2, South Florida 0
    StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Softball Stadium
    UCF: UCF Softball Field
    Statistics
    Meetings total39
    All-time seriesUCF leads 23–19
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 14–3 (2005)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 8 (2003–05); UCF, 11 (2021–present)
    Current win streakUCF, 11

    Softball was first played between the Bulls and then-Golden Knights on April 16, 2003, in a doubleheader in Tampa.[7][65][66] USF won both games 9–0 and 5–4 respectively. The two schools have played each other in the NCAA tournament four times with USF holding a 3–1 lead while UCF won all three American Athletic Conference tournament meeting between the schools.[67][68][69][70][71] Sara Nevins of USF threw the only no hitter in the series in the first game of a doubleheader on April 12, 2014, the first game where USF and UCF were in the same conference. USF and UCF are tied 19–19. UCF has a 17–10 lead since both teams joined the American.

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    No Hitter

    A 2005 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    B 2005 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
    C 2008 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    D 2012 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
    E 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
    F 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
    G 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

    Men's Tennis

    War on I–4: Men's Tennis
    SportMen's tennis
    First meetingFebruary 10, 1978
    South Florida 5, FTU 4
    Latest meetingApril 21, 2023
    UCF 4, South Florida 3
    StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
    UCF: USTA National Campus
    Statistics
    Meetings total49
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 36–13
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 9–0 (1979, 1983)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 12 (1981–96)
    Current win streakUCF, 2

    The first men's tennis match took place on February 10, 1978, with South Florida winning 5–4. Men's tennis is the Bulls most successful sport against UCF, with a 35–11 all-time series lead. The teams have met four times in the American Athletic Conference Men's Tennis tournament, with one meeting coming in the quarterfinal and three coming in the championship game. USF is 3–1 against UCF in these four meetings, and 2–1 in the championship games. The Bulls also lead the series 8–7 when playing the Knights in conference games.[72]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    A 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[73]
    B 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[73]
    C 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[73]
    D 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
    E 2023 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal[73]

    Women's Tennis

    War on I–4: Women's Tennis
    SportWomen's tennis
    First meetingFebruary 23, 1994
    South Florida 9, UCF 0
    Latest meetingApril 13, 2023
    UCF 4, South Florida 1
    StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
    UCF: USTA National Campus
    Statistics
    Meetings total31
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 20–11
    Largest victorySouth Florida, 9–0 (1994)
    Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (2006–15)
    Current win streakUCF, 1

    The women's tennis teams first played on February 23, 1994, with USF sweeping the Knights 9–0 in Tampa. UCF didn't win a game against South Florida until the ninth time the schools met. South Florida holds the all-time lead 20–11, but UCF has won three of the four times the schools met in the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament, including the 2019 championship game. UCF leads the series 8–5 in conference games.[74]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games

    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    A 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – First round
    B 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
    C 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
    D 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal

    Volleyball

    War on I–4: Volleyball
    SportVolleyball
    First meetingOctober 17, 1974
    South Florida 2, FTU 1[lower-alpha 1]
    Latest meetingNovember 9, 2022
    UCF 3, South Florida 0
    StadiumsSouth Florida: The Corral
    UCF: The Venue at UCF
    Statistics
    Meetings total94[lower-alpha 2]
    All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 50–45[lower-alpha 3]
    Longest win streakUCF, 20 (2013–present)
    Current win streakUCF, 20
    1. UCF claims the first meeting was on October 5, 1976 with South Florida winning 2–0
    2. UCF claims the schools have played 91 times
    3. UCF claims South Florida leads the series 48–44

    USF and UCF disagree on their volleyball record, with the Bulls saying that they won the first meeting 2–1 in 1974 and UCF saying the first meeting was in 1976 with USF winning 2–0. According to USF, they lead the all-time series 50–45 while UCF claims that the Bulls lead 48–44. The Knights have never lost to USF as members of the American Athletic Conference with a 20–0 record in conference games against their rival.[75][76]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victories

    Bold dates indicate conference games
    Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

    1. 1 2 3 Not recognized by UCF
    2. 1 2 UCF does not recognize the game as being played and USF's media guide does not list a location
    3. 1 2 UCF does not recognize the game as being played and USF's media guide does not list a specific date
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Played as part of a tournament
    5. UCF does not recognize the game as being played and USF's media guide lists FTU as the winner, but lists the score as unknown
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Date not listed in either schools' media guide
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Location not listed in either schools' media guide
    8. USF had to forfeit the game as they could not field a full team due to six players being suspended for a violation of team rules
    9. UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 47–44

    Postseason results

    USF and UCF have met head-to-head 33 times in the postseason, with 23 meetings in conference tournaments (including nine conference championship games) and 10 in NCAA tournaments. The Bulls have a 16–15–2 overall postseason record against the Knights including a record of 6–4 in NCAA tournaments. The record in conference tournament games is 11–10–2 in favor of UCF. The Bulls have a better postseason head-to-head record in women's basketball (2–1; all in conference tournaments), men's soccer (2–1; 1–1 in NCAA tournaments and 1–0 in conference tournaments), women's soccer (2–0–2[lower-alpha 1]; all in conference tournaments), and men's tennis (3–2; all in conference tournaments). UCF leads in men's basketball (1–0; in a conference tournament), softball (4–3; though USF leads 3–1 in NCAA tournaments and UCF leads 3–0 in conference tournaments), and women's tennis (3–1; all in conference tournaments). They are tied in baseball (3–3; including 2–2 in NCAA tournaments and 1–1 in conference tournaments). In conference championship games specifically, USF leads 4–3–1, with championship game wins in baseball (2021), women's basketball (2021), and men's tennis (2017 and 2019), while UCF has beaten USF head-to-head for a conference title in women's basketball (2022), softball (2022), men's tennis (2021), and women's tennis (2019). The draw came in the 2017 women's soccer title game, which USF won 5–3 on penalty kicks (games that go to penalty kicks are officially listed as ties in NCAA records).[78]

    South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games
    No.DateWinnerScoreTournament
    1May 28, 1993UCF2–01993 NCAA Baseball Tournament – Second round
    2May 22, 1997South Florida5–41997 NCAA Baseball Tournament – First round
    3May 31, 2002UCF6–12002 NCAA Baseball Tournament – First round
    4June 1, 2002South Florida7–22002 NCAA Baseball Tournament – Second round
    5May 20, 2005South Florida14–32005 NCAA Softball tournament – First round
    6May 21, 2005South Florida5–42005 NCAA Softball tournament – Second round
    7May 16, 2008UCF3–22008 NCAA Softball tournament – First round
    8November 18, 2010UCF3–02010 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament – First round
    9November 20, 2011South Florida3–2OT2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament – Second round
    10May 18, 2012South Florida1–02012 NCAA Softball tournament – Second round
    11November 8, 2013Tie0 (5)–0 (3)[lower-alpha 2]2013 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
    12April 15, 2015UCF4–32015 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – First round
    13May 8, 2015UCF3–12015 AAC Softball tournament – Semifinal
    14November 5, 2015South Florida1–02OT2015 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
    15November 11, 2016South Florida2–12016 AAC Men's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
    16April 23, 2017South Florida4–12017 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
    17May 26, 2017UCF12–02017 AAC Baseball Tournament – Quarterfinal
    18November 5, 2017Tie0 (5)–0 (3)[lower-alpha 3]2017 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Championship game
    19March 5, 2018South Florida74–592018 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Semifinal
    20April 21, 2019South Florida4–32019 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
    21April 21, 2019UCF4–32019 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
    22November 8, 2019South Florida2–12019 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
    23March 11, 2021South Florida64–542021 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Championship game
    24April 23, 2021UCF4–12021 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
    25April 24, 2021UCF4–02021 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
    26May 14, 2021UCF4–32021 AAC Softball tournament – Semifinal
    27May 30, 2021South Florida8–72021 AAC Baseball Tournament – Championship game
    28March 10, 2022UCF60–582022 AAC Men's Basketball Tournament – First round
    29March 10, 2022UCF53–452022 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Championship game
    30April 21, 2022South Florida4–32022 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
    31April 22, 2022South Florida4–32022 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
    32May 14, 2022 UCF 11–02022 AAC Softball tournament – Championship game
    33April 21, 2023 UCF 4–32023 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
    Series: South Florida leads 16–15–2
    1. In the two games that ended in ties, each side advanced on penalty kicks once. Games that go to penalty kicks are officially listed as ties in NCAA records.
    2. UCF advanced 5–3 on penalty kicks.
    3. South Florida won 5–3 on penalty kicks.

    See Also

    • War on I-4 (disambiguation)

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